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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1935
Page
26
The 1935 model auto market shows unusually bright prospects as production dips temporarily due to early model changes led by DaV in Wilkif. Dealers plan aggressive 1936 campaigns with November and December heavy due to old-car trade-ins and license plate incentives at the National Automobile Show.
At Smith-Hughes agricultural school in West Point Nebraska anvil weighing 100 pounds was joked about by instructor R M Kildee and carpenter Warren Simonson. Simonson carried the anvil to supposedly weigh it on third floor scales but found they were on the first floor. It weighed 96 pounds on the basement scales after being returned.
The Associated Press reports a small overall rise in retail and wholesale markets amid cool fall weather and new winter merchandise. Industrial activity rose, offset by coal strike slumps, with steel production at 50.8 percent capacity and textiles in strong demand. employment edges up in several regions as the Bell system adds 92,000 lines in September.
Italian loans show improvement with substantial gains in Italian issues and modest recovery in domestic corporations. U S government bonds were quiet and mixed, advancing up to 3-16ths of a point while some losses reached 7-32nds. federal section turnover under $1,000,000. Notable moves included American Type Founders 6 percent certificates and U S Rubber 5s rising.
Grain and produce prices listed, including oats rye barley corn and eggs, plus wholesale fruits vegetables and livestock terms. Hens, springs, hides, calves, kip, and horses priced with various weight and quality notes. Contains numerous figures for per unit and per crate costs.
Sales close figures reported by the United Press show Home Owners 2748 49 125 9822 and 3s 52 39 100.4 for Federal Farm products with notable activity across categories Fed Fm 34s 64 14 10118 and Fed Fm 3s 49 34 10010.
Health editor notes modern prenatal care from Linn County Medical Society. Regular visits help physicians foresee and mitigate complications. Early pregnancy tests for sex prediction exist only at select centers. Emphasizes fresh air, moderate exercise like walking and golf, tepid baths, and a balanced diet for expectant mothers.
The text outlines dietary needs including dairy and leafy vegetables, suggests a quart of whole milk daily during nursing, and advises loose clothing and comfortable maternity corsets. It emphasizes early medical consultation, potential Caesarean options, blood pressure monitoring, and monthly to frequent prenatal care to protect mother and unborn child. It notes South Africa's 1935 maize crop at 17,941,000 bags.
Wheat values surged amid League of Nations tension with Chicago and Winnipeg reporting strong demand. December and May wheat hit season highs, corn oats and provisions rose, while selling trimmed gains late. Domestic spring wheat receipts declined aiding the advance as speculative buying surged.
Linn County Abstract Company reports conveyances and mortgages recorded from Sept 27 to Oct 3 with monthly totals. It lists monthly aggregates for March through September, detailing conveyances and mortgages and their combined values. Contains sums like September mortgage aggregate $305,589.61 and prior months' totals.
A consolidated notice lists transfers including Anna Feyerabend to Ethel Ravenscroft and McConnell to Cornell College with $1 consideration. several 1935 dates mark deeds by Mary Volesky, Christinia Gibbs, Edward Nezerka, Dorothea Mildenstein, Eugene Simson, Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery and others. Properties range in Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Bever Park, with life estates, building restrictions, and joint tenancy notes.
Investors pushed up a broad mix of stocks in the busiest Saturday session in a month led by copper shares and other issues seen to benefit from the war. The AP average rose 0.3 point to 48.4 as 697,190 shares changed hands in two hours with traders eyeing new automobile models and expected public offerings amid a cautious market tone.
Stocks rise fractions to over a point with copper prices at new highs. Bonds move irregularly higher while curb and Chicago stocks show mixed gains. Foreign exchange shifts, wheat up over a cent, December futures at a new high since August 1934. Corn and cotton fall 3 to 6 points, rubber remains firm.
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